Liverpool banter 8

25 May 2026 16:51:00
Fellas … I think LFC should make a cheeky bid for the West Ham left back.

I think he’s decent. Very good one 1 on 1s, too tall and physical, which is very important for a defender.

25 May 2026 19:09:04
Marcus Lorente from Ath Madrid for right back.

25 May 2026 19:10:53
Poqtklopp, if you're gonna propose a player at least, tell us his name.

25 May 2026 19:37:57
He's talking about Diouf and he's gash. My wife is a hammer, so I watch him most weeks. He has the odd work beater game, but most of the time he's dreadful.

There's way too much to address with the squad, and a backup LB is seriously low on that list.

Tsimikas was fine for Klopp and can be again for another year or 2.

25 May 2026 22:15:37
Oh, shoot. Him? Yeah, he can do one.

25 May 2026 16:32:45
A friend of mine said that if Slot stays and we don't hit the ground running next season, the excuses will be that we had a short preseason because of the World Cup and that the new players are still bedding in. Somehow, I can see that happening in a few months' time.

25 May 2026 19:12:05
If you're not interested in actually fixing issues, the excuses don't stop. They just get more and more absurd and ridiculous to the outside world. Outside one's own bubble.

25 May 2026 19:12:27
Sounds about right.

26 May 2026 13:01:32
We haven't even heard the excuses yet for this season. We can let those roll out first before looking ahead to next season lol.

25 May 2026 16:23:35
Wow there's a blast from the past, just watching Notts County v Salford and Fabio Borini has just come on for Salford!

25 May 2026 19:13:05
Willo, did you catch Ben Woodburn, as well. He's at Slaford, as well.
Saw him play vs City in the early round of the FA Cup at the Emptyhad.

25 May 2026 19:23:16
Ben Woodburn alongside Borini too.
It was nice to see Neville and Beckham with a face like thunder though, watching their team getting thumped in the Play Off Final.

25 May 2026 16:09:17
Anyone remember the days when you couldn't get a ticket for the game (not like all this ballot nonsense). You had to queue up n the police horses would just barge into you if you wasn't in the queue properly. Remember we won the league n the last 15/20 mins they opened the turnstiles to let the fans out n everyone who couldn't get in then got in.

To me that was the best football era. Men tackled, men got on with it etc. Atmosphere was always electric, we always had a great team who fought to the end. How times have changed.

25 May 2026 18:36:56
I got knocked for six outside Maine Rd as a young 16 year old lad. I only went because my mate was a United fan. ? I hardly saw the game either, too small back then and too interested in the City and United fans trying to knock each other senseless. ? Good times. ?

25 May 2026 20:10:25
TIR, that's how I remembered it. Getting passed back on the shoulders of the adults when the crowd pushed forward, few mad times like the darts getting thrown at each other, but all in all wouldn't have it any other way.

25 May 2026 16:09:13
To fill the football black hole between now and the World Cup, what are people's recommendations for the best football docs of all time?

There is obviously the one on Kenny, and there is a great old one about the '82 World Cup, with a voiceover by Sean Connery!

I reckon the world needs one about us in the 90s .

25 May 2026 18:58:15
Escape to Victory

That's a documentary about a true story, right?

Please don't tell me it isn't.

25 May 2026 19:29:59
Avoid the 2005 CL documentary on Netflix.
Untold story? Nothing we all haven't heard before.
Oh, and Spitty (Carragher) pops up, blathering the same nonsense every 2 minutes.
By the time it was finished, I was almost convinced he gave the half-time team talk, he decided to bring on Didi & he scored the 3 goals and the penalties to win it for us.

25 May 2026 19:35:01
Doing some heavy lifting for the team here: watching the BBC's 2 parter on Gazza.

A clearly troubled soul, who needed someone decent to wrap their arms and advise him back in the day (ie he should have come to Kenny at Liverpool).



I was always uncomfortable with him playing for England after he got done for serial wife-beating. I know he and Collymore both had their personal demons, and forgiveness is key - but beating on your partner is a hard one to excuse...

25 May 2026 19:39:17
Cinema wise, the Maradona doc is pure art. Beautifully pieced together.

25 May 2026 16:06:15
With Anthony Gordon looking like he is on the way out of Toon would anyone take him and look to move Gakpo out? Wasn't there previous interest in Gakpo from Bayern?

25 May 2026 16:05:12
Sensesi was hugely impressive when I saw him for Bournemouth at Fulham a couple of weeks ago. Won every header, defended well and lots of driving forward runs from the back. Composed in possession and seemed like a leader at the back. Would definitely like him but on a free, makes total sense.

25 May 2026 20:28:15
A light pole is better than Konate, as a club, we don't do things that follow common sense, watch us give Konate 250k a week instead!

25 May 2026 15:23:18
This would be my summer,
Konate to stay, not had the bets season but neither has Vvd.
Harry Wilson, bring the lad back home, esp on a free.
John Stones, take him on a free, to play holding midfield.
Senesi, not sure but would help senior cd.


Diomande not sure how he would adapt, would be expensive.
Livermento, can play either fb/wb sides.

Not very glamorous but the above would add a little more depth, and 3 on a free.

25 May 2026 15:33:08
Konate - Would you sign him if he didn't play for us? Terrible season.
Wilson - Has the odd purple patch, overall not got enough and heading towards 30.
Stones - Played less than 40 Premier League games in the last 3 seasons, no thanks.

Sensesi makes the most sense.

25 May 2026 15:50:46
Senesi, a great shout. Stones not a bad one either, as he is an excellent, experienced player, who would be ok with being back-up. Sort of like the role Kolo Toure fulfilled for us.

Maybe Bowen for depth and character? Bruno G from Newcastle would be my midfield solution (if they are ever willing to do business with us again), maybe with Wharton too.



As for first choice wingers (which we need), I am not really sure who the contenders should be. But it's on wingers and midfield we need to spend on, with bargain deals for defensive depth.

25 May 2026 15:53:59
Stopped reading after Konate to stay.

25 May 2026 16:01:06
My summer would be to sack the manager.

25 May 2026 16:03:44
Konate to stay. ?

25 May 2026 16:10:48
Panicked and thought the second coming of Roy Hodgson was back when you mentioned that summer.

25 May 2026 16:26:05
Wow, the first 3 is certainly like a scraping of the barrel list.
Konate. No. Has been awful. Carried for years by Virgil. But now that Virgil has declined significantly, Konate has nowhere to hide. First one out the door for me.
Harry Wilson.

No thank you. Not good enough.
John Stones. No. Finished at top level. If he ever even was a top level player.
Senesi. Very unsure. Times I've seen him he hasn't looked anything special. Very poor in last game I watched when B'mouth played Man City.

25 May 2026 16:40:20
Konate is terrible and always has been.

25 May 2026 16:40:32
If Temu sold footballers. Every now and then you get something fairly good, but most of the time it's just s****.

I would prefer Anderson, Diomande, & Nunez (back on a free) at least. Then promote within the ranks to fill any gaps.

25 May 2026 16:48:49
Harry Wilson, John Stones, Senesi would be the most Roy Hodgson/Brendan Rodgers summer transfer window ever.

25 May 2026 16:55:57
Thank God, you're not in charge haha.

25 May 2026 17:02:17
I wouldn't say we need any centre halves. Like or not, Konate is signing so he's ours, so we have
Konate
Van Dijk
Gomez
Leoni
Jacquet

Plus the two or three young centre halves we signed in January.

We also have Luca Stephenson coming back from a successful loan. So for me no centre backs will be bought.

Wide men and centre midfield is where we need players.

25 May 2026 17:02:18
No, no, no, maybe.

Diomande way too expensive, Bowen would be a better option at a fraction of the price.
Livramento, injury prone and never going to happen.

25 May 2026 17:45:11
If I had to pick an experienced signing it'd be Bowen for a couple of years, mainly for his leadership, we're gonna miss that with some who are leaving.

25 May 2026 17:46:11
I'd take all those players if it meant Slot leaving.

25 May 2026 15:34:33
I'm sure ed001 will be 100 percent behind those picks.


Buster Keaton face.

25 May 2026 15:34:59
As long as Stone's brings his own wheelchair

25 May 2026 17:38:55
Harry Wilson on a free to add squad depth is not a bad shout. For all those saying not good enough. He is certainly good enough to be a squad player and being home grown and club trained certainly helps with the quotas. He is versatile can cover both wide positions and the 10 position. With 7 allowed on the bench and 5 subs we can do far worse for a couple of seasons. How many benches this season have we been lacking senior options to come on. He can create and score goals plus very good at set pieces. Is he the answer as a stater no. You would want a Diomande type signing but you need squad depth. As losing Salah, Robertson, possibly Konate, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Mac Allister. We need to have a squad to compete in multiple competitions.

Stones would be a no from me. Good player but far too injury prone and we have enough players that struggle with injuries already.

Senesi would be worth considering should Konate leave as a cost effective experienced option to compliment the development of Leoni and Jacquet. Mingueza of Celta Vigo would also be a good free transfer option as can cover right back and centre back.

What is evident is we need a better and reliable option at Right back. We need to add a midfield that adds some physicality, energy and intensity to our midfield. Elliott Anderson would be the ideal player but the price for him will be high and competition from other clubs. (He appears city bound) so we need to consider alternatives such as Lamine Camara or Monaco or Mamadou Sangare from Lens. Another midfielder like Wharton to take Mac Allisters place in the squad is fine and helps home grown rota but is only worthwhile if we add one of the other midfielders also.

We need a big signing on the wings, need pace, dribbling ability, creativity and goals. Diomande/Barcola look like good options.

A big summer and we need to get the transfers right to have the right balance of players on our squad and depth. So the odd free transfer could be a good option to help with some big money needing to be spent on the midfield, wide positions and possibly at right back.

As the squad depth and balance was not there going into the previous season.

But first and foremost the club need to take a hard look at the coach. As the football and tactics is poor in quality, the fitness and condition of the players is not acceptable. So many issues with regards Slot have been highlighted by many on here. It is worrying that it looks like he will be still here next season. Would love to be proved wrong as if I am then we will be successful next season and he will have turned things around. He doesn't look capable of doing it though.

25 May 2026 18:23:54
John Stones? And with whose knees/legs would he be using, cos it certainly can't be his?

25 May 2026 18:24:29
Forgot about Luca Stephenson, the few times I have seen him, he has done well, full of energy, believe his loan spells have been good for him, get him back into the fold n save us a few quid.

25 May 2026 14:39:08
For all the 450m spent in the summer, we go into the last game of the season needing a result, and none of them starts.

There is nothing to review at the end of a disastrous season.

Heads would roll if there is any sense of accountability.

25 May 2026 15:27:08
I'd say the fans would have been happy if Kerkez and Mama started yesterday, alright.

25 May 2026 15:38:03
Definitely wouldn't have been happy with Mama, mate. Jury is definitely still out on him.

I like Kerkez and I'd have preferred to have seen Wirtz start.

25 May 2026 15:44:11
Edwards and Hughes proving that data and opportunistic signings are meaningless without the human element. Klopp had something these guys clearly do not.

Not one signing has properly shown up.

25 May 2026 16:02:52
To be fair, Mr Spanish, the previous Edwards regime with Ian Graham on stats, was huge on measuring character. I think Rodgers had vetoed Mane as he had heard he was a handful, but Graham and co showed Klopp that Mane was anything but - if managed correctly.

I don't doubt the character of Kerkez, who has overcome his early wobbles, and Wirtz seems driven. Isak, we just don't know yet as he has been unfit.

Frimpong is seen as an infectiously cheerful dressing room guy, but has struggled for the first time in his career with muscle injuries.

I am not sure he is the right fit for rb role, but let's see.

Ekitike. Seems pretty mentally strong to me. Again, not quite fit enough, and then injured.

So, hard to blame the new guys given how many injuries most of them have picked up.

The biggest problem for me is that none of them nor the rest of the squad have looked fit all season.

{Ed001's Note - Klopp wanted Mane, he had tried to sign him previously, there was no data nerds overriding him. It was a Klopp choice.}

25 May 2026 16:03:11
@FatSpanishWaiter, I disagree. They all seem to show up and play well whenever Slot does not play his system and plays the Klopp-variant he played last season with the press and intense running. Funny that, right?

25 May 2026 16:13:02
Why would fans be happy about Kerkez and Mama? Stop speaking for fans, typically when you've spouted so rubbish this season, Florian. Ali yesterday proved why he's the best in the business. As for Kerkez, it'd have been criminal if he'd started over Robbo.

25 May 2026 16:30:38
It boils down to this. A better manager would get a tune out of our current squad.
The good coaches improve players individually and as part of a team.
Slot is not the person to do that job.


End of.
The sooner the better he is gone and somebody like Iraola is appointed.
Have a feeling he's going to still be here at the start of next season. Unfortunately.

25 May 2026 17:02:11
I still believe it was a fantastic window, horrifically, even criminally misused by poor management.

Isak, Kerkez, Wirtz are all quality players, Frimpong as a utility player of sorts is good enough too. Ekitike as a second option upfront is great, as I said, criminally misused. Leoni and Jaquets are also good additions.

I didn't expect to fix all issues in one window.

Barring Leoni's horror injury, I'd have been happy to go into the season with VVD, Konate and Leoni and Gomez.

The real issue for me is the right flank. Love Bradley, but he's too injury prone, Salah has Chiesa as back up, but Chiesa isn't seen as good enough.
I never could have predicted Maccas' fall from grace and Gravy's new role....

This summer we need a left/and right winger, a right back and a DM. We lack pace and physicality.

25 May 2026 17:47:07
Gravenberch was one of the players of the season in 2024/25 so what does the manager do? Changes his role completely and now Gravenberch looks like a shadow of the player.

At no point has Slot looked at this and gone "maybe I should play him like I did last season?" Not once.

I could go on and on. Unfortunately so would Slot.

25 May 2026 17:42:22
What i meant Frode if you'd ever engage that brain was that with it been Alli(probably)and Robbo's last games there would have been uproar if they didn't start.If you can't understand peoples posts don't reply to them.Look at ye, dying to go on the warpath?

25 May 2026 17:59:52
Frode, I understand your are frustrated, but no need to act like a pig to Flo. You have different views, but the same goals. You want a great team again.

I do think fans have a role in that. Anfield has been quiet for a few years now. Klopp had a go at calling it out early on, but it has got worse and worse.

This is a club whose success is fuelled by the energy of the stadium - that's why we never stood a chance in the fan free Covid season.

As for next season, if Arne stays then I will be behind him - as much as I think he has lost the momentum, and should be replaced.

25 May 2026 18:30:08
"The good coaches improve players individually and as part of a team."

@Cantremember, That used to be the norm and the standard to judge a coach/manager on his job, but, heaven forbid, that is applied to Slot this season, cos all that seems to go out the window where he's concerned.